Cooney, Lewis the victors in Brewster

Wednesday

May 23, 2007 at 12:01 AMMay 23, 2007 at 11:13 PM

Two incumbent selectmen in Brewster were re-elected Tuesday – but not by much. Chairman of the board of selectmen Dyanne Cooney received the most votes, 802, followed by selectman Ed Lewis, with 775. Challenger and former selectman Greg Levasseur tallied 617 votes.Cooney and Lewis each were returned to the board for three-year terms. Voter turnout was low – about 15 percent – as just 1,225 of the town’s nearly 8,000 registered voters cast ballots.

Two incumbent selectmen in Brewster were re-elected Tuesday – but not by much. Chairman of the board of selectmen Dyanne Cooney received the most votes, 802, followed by selectman Ed Lewis, with 775. Challenger and former selectman Greg Levasseur tallied 617 votes.Cooney and Lewis each were returned to the board for three-year terms. Voter turnout was low – about 15 percent – as just 1,225 of the town’s nearly 8,000 registered voters cast ballots. In the town’s only other contested race, for two seats on the planning board, incumbent William Henchy and Howard Cabezas were elected, over Janice Holbrook. The vote tallies were 683, 645 and 622, respectively.Town clerk Mitzy Unger was unchallenged, and received 1,030 votes. Constable Roland Bassett received 989 votes and moderator Stephen Doyle received 971.Bonnie-Jean Nunheimer and incumbent Greg O'Brien were elected to the Nauset Regional School Committee; Stephen Jones and David Telman were elected to the Brewster School Committee; Patricia Busch and Brian Warburton were elected to the Old Kings Highway Regional Historic District; Steven Bengston and Patricia Monahan were elected to the recreation commission; Richard Lockyer was elected water commissioner, and Mary Haynes was elected to the housing authority.